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Re:At-home test for colon cancer is as reliable as tradition... by BitwiseFool on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @03:24PM (#25767509)
I heard from a nurse that the more gross, uncomfortable, or invasive a test is, the more accurate and useful it will be.
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Re:At-home test for colon cancer is as reliable as tradition... by nickff on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @07:31PM (#25770092)
The common counter-point is that more invasive tests are more likely to find issues, but that's not the same as being useful. A very controversial test is the (highly invasive) pap smear. I don't take a firm view on the subject, but it does seem to be a complicated subject with valid points on both sides.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pap_test#Effectiveness

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Re:At-home test for colon cancer is as reliable as tradition... by darkerside on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @08:05PM (#25770378)
This makes economic sense. If an invasive test is not useful, it will no longer be performed.
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Re:At-home test for colon cancer is as reliable as tradition... by biotechiscool on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @10:23PM (#25771471)
Unless it is highly profitable
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Re:At-home test for colon cancer is as reliable as tradition... by darkerside on Thursday January 14, 2021 @11:11AM (#25778086)
It is unlikely to be profitable if there is no demonstrable benefit
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Re:At-home test for colon cancer is as reliable as tradition... by coldtea on Thursday January 14, 2021 @03:56AM (#25773884)
Or some 'recipients' enjoy it for their own reasons...
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Re:At-home test for colon cancer is as reliable as tradition... by MartianSquirrel on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @11:23PM (#25771971)
It's not a problem you face often with a single payer system (or anything similar)
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Re:At-home test for colon cancer is as reliable as tradition... by unixhero on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @11:51PM (#25772182)
Sure. But some might fuck you up.
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